Mark JoyellaTrump has easy, awful answers for everything: why not asylums?Donald Trump may be the president who makes America build asylums again. The idea that imprisoning people with treatable illnesses and…Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Mark JoyellaHow many monsters?As big beasts like Harvey Weinstein fall, let’s not forget the ordinary monsters among us.Oct 26, 20171Oct 26, 20171
Mark JoyellainBear in MindColumnist accuses Kate of “faux sincerity” for saying she felt lonely after giving birthPushing one of the most destructive lies about mental illness: that it can’t happen to anybody.Apr 22, 20171Apr 22, 20171
Mark JoyellainBear in MindPeople hide their mental illness because of sloppy reporting like thisOn a day devoted to fighting stigma, newspapers casually hint that mental illness causes violence.Mar 30, 20176Mar 30, 20176
Mark JoyellainBear in MindWhy you may never have a robot psychiatristWhen the robots come for our jobs — and they’re coming — you’ll be able to talk to your therapist about fears of impending job loss, and…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Mark JoyellainBear in Mind“We’re torturing very sick people”In an editorial published by The Oregonian, the newspaper describes a county-run facility in downtown Portland as “a chilling real-life…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Mark JoyellainBear in MindRepublican replacement for Obamacare a ‘disaster’ for Americans with mental illnessAfter vowing for years to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, Republicans in Congress have revealed the contents of the bill that will repeal…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Mark JoyellainBear in MindThanks to OCD, I’ve got no friendsThat was not an easy headline to write. It’s a tough confession, but it’s true: I’m a somewhat affable middle-aged guy who has moved…Mar 5, 20175Mar 5, 20175
Mark JoyellainBear in MindWelcomeI can’t say I’ve always thought of the frightening force that rampages through my brain as a bear until now, but once the idea came to me…Mar 4, 20171Mar 4, 20171
Mark JoyellainHealthcare in America‘You have to be mentally deranged’There are moments in writing a news story when something simply seems to be essentially true, or, as a reporter might think, that sounds…Aug 31, 2016Aug 31, 2016